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y 1943. R. E. pumassns 2 325 47 LASTING MACHINE Filed July 24, 1942 s Sheets-Sheet s- Patented July 27, 1943 LASTING MACHINE V Rene E. Duplessis, Beverly, Mass., assignor to United Shoe Machinery Corporation, Flemington, N. J., a corporation of New Jersey Application July 24, 1942, Serial No. 452,126

'22 Claims. (01. 244.2)

To cause the holddown to apply effective down This invention relates to lasting machines, and more particularly to machines of the bed type, the invention being herein illustrated, by way of example, as applied to a machine constructed generally as disclosed in United States Letters Patent No.1,018,477, granted on February 27, 1912 on an application of Matthias Brocks. Such machines are sometimes used for lasting the heel ends of welt shoes of that type in which the insole has a lip or rib (hereinafter referred to as a lip) extending around itsheel end as well as along other portions thereof and against which 7 the marginal portion of the upper is lasted by heel wipers; and an object of the invention is to provide improved means for controlling the heel end of such an insole in the lasting operation. In various novel and useful aspects, however, the invention is not limited to the lasting of shoes of that particular type 'or to the control of the heel ends of insoles as distinguished, for example, from the toe ends.

A more particular object of the invention is to provide insole-controlling means so constructed and arranged as to adapt it to be readily applied to a shoe by the operator in the use of the machine, and also such as not to interfere objectionably with the operator's view of the shoe or with operations which he is required to'perform,.

especially in lasting comparatively small shoes. With this and other objects in view, the construction herein shown comprises a heel-end holddown supported on an arm which is mounted for swinging movements lengthwise and heightwise of the shoe respectively about different axes located at the rear of the shoe with reference to the opera:

tors working position at the front of the machine,

the shoe being mounted bottom upward on the usual shoe support or jack. Initially, as herein shown, the arm and holddown are arranged to be supported on top of a wiper head with which a machine of the illustrated type is provided beyond the heel end of the shoe for supporting the heel wipers, and from that position the operatormay readily swing the arm lengthwise and height wise of the shoe to apply the holddown to the heel end of the insole. The holddown is preferablyso applied prior to the customary movement of the shoe support by the operator to carry the shoe lengthwise into position to be clamped about its heel end by a heel band associated with the heel wipers, and as the shoe is thus moved b the shoe support the holddown moves with it, as permitted by reverse swinging movement of its supporting arm, the operator holding it by one hand in position on the heel end-of the insole.

ward pressure to the insole in the lasting opera tion, the invention further provides means into operative relation to which the holddown support is movable in a direction lengthwise of the shoe for controlling it thereafter with respect to movement heightwise of the shoe. More particularly, as herein illustrated, there is mounted on the heel wiper head a controlling member under which the holddown-supporting arm is introduced by reverse swinging movement thereof lengthwise of' the shoe after its movement to carry the holddown from idleposition to a position over the insole. This member accordingly maintains the holddown in insole-engaging position. In the construction shown, however, it is resiliently flexible to permit it to yield somewhat in response to upward pressure of the shoe against the holddown, so that theholddown will not prevent any shoe from being moved upward to sucha position as to obtain'the best results from the action of the heel wipers on the upper.

In a further aspect the invention has more particularly in view the propercontrol of the lip of a welt shoe insole in the lasting operation. In the construction herein shown," the above-mentioned holddown is arranged to serve as a support for the lip at its inner side against the in-' wardly directed pressure of the heel wipers, so as to render the wipers more effective to shape the upper as required in the angle between the lip and the feather of'the insole without distor tv ing the lipj and to insure that the holddown will be properl positioned against the lip and will cooperate most effectively with the wipers for the purpose in view, the invention provides novel means for imparting, to the holddown an outward movement toward the lip and toward the edges of the wipers. In the construction herein shown a hand lever provided as usual'for operating the hand lever is ineffective. thus to operate the holddown untilthe wipers have nearly completed their inward wiping movements.

The above and other features of the invention, I including various novel details of construction and combinations of parts, will now be more particularly described with reference to the accompanying drawings and' thereafter pointed out-in the claims.

- In the drawings,

Fig lis a view in front elevation of the righthand portion of a machine in which the invention is embodied;

Fig. 2 is a, plan view of that portion of the machine;

Fig. 3 is mainly a vertical sectional view widthwise of the shoe, showing parts located adjacent to the heel end of the shoe as they are positioned at the end of the inward wiping movements of the heel wipers;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a portion of the structure shown in Fig. 2, with the as they are in 3; and

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view, on an enlarged scale, on the line VV of Fig. 4.

In view of the disclosure in the above-ment oned and other United States Letters Patent of the general organization of machines of the well-known type illustrated, only such parts of the machine as it is necessary to refer to for an understanding of the invention will be herein described in detail. Supported on the frame 2 for rearward and forward swinging movements about a pin 4 to different positions for lasting right and left shoes, respectively, is a yoke 6,

and mounted on this yoke for movements in directions lengthwise of the shoe is a heel head carriage 8. Adjustably supported on this carriage is a heel wiper head It) provided with heelembracing wipers 12 which are advanced and closed by a hand lever l4 fulcrumed on a link 15 on the head to wipe the marginal portion of the heel end of shoe uppe materials inwardly over the margin of an insole a and, in operating on a shoe of the type having a lip extending around the heel end of the insole, to press the materials inwardly against the lip b. The hand lever operates the wipers in this manner through a rod t6 connected by links 48 to wiper holders on which the wipers are mounted. Also-supported on the head I0 is a heel band;22 which is closed about the heel end of the shoe by means not shown in detail. The heel head carriage 6 occupies initially a position farther to the right than shown in Fig. 1, and it is moved by hand from that position to the position in which it is shown in that figure before a shoe is presented to the machine. The carriage is then held against reverse movement by a latch 24 pivoted thereon and engaging a, shoulder 26 on the yoke 6. Mounted on the carriage I for movements in directions lengthwise of the shoe is a U-shaped shoe support or jack 28 the righthand arm of which has a horizontal portion-30 guided on the carriage. The left-hand arm of the jack carries a last pin 32 arranged to enter the usual spindle hole in the heel end of the last and supported by aholder 34 vertically movable in the arm. The horizontal portion 30 of the jack is provided with rack teeth 36 engaged by a pinion 38 fast on a shaft 46 mounted in bearings in the carriage 8 and having a, hand wheel 42 thereon for turning it. By thishand wheel the operator moves. the jack toward the right to force the heel end of the shoe against the heel band 22 after the carriage 8 has been moved.

toward the left as above described and after the shoe and last have been moiintedon the last pin 32. The jack is held against reverse movement by a pivoted spring-controlled latch 44 arranged to engage ratchet teeth (not shown) on the hand wheel 42. The latch isoonnecl'ed to the lower arm of an upwardly extending lever 46 fulcrumed on the carriage 8, and the upper arm of this lever is arranged to be controlled by a substantially horizontal lever '48 pivotai'ly parts positioned portions of the heel band mounted at its right-hand end on the carriage 8. When the lever 48 is swung upwardly it acts on a cam lug 59 (Fig. 2) formed on the lever 46 to cause the latch 44 to release the hand wheel 42 and thus to permit return movement of the jack 28 toward the left by a spring (not shown). Such upward movement of the lever 43 is effected by upward movement of the latch 24, on which the left-hand end of the lever rests, when the latch 24 is lifted to release the carriage 8 by a member 52 after the lasting operation.

In the above-described'movement of the jack 28 by the hand wheel 42 the last pin 32 and its holder 34 may be forced upward yieidingly by mechanism provided for that purpose, to insure that the shoe will be firmly engaged by the upper which curve inwardly toward the edge of the heel scat. This mechanism includes a rod 54 vertically movable in the left-hand arm of the jack 28 and supporting at its upper end the last pin holder 34,'a lever 55 pivotally mounted between its ends on the lower portion of the jack and on one arm of which the rod 54 rests, and a second rod 58 extending up wardly from the other arm of the lever 56. The rod 58 is guided by the right-hand arm of the jack and is provided at its upper end with a'roll 60 arranged to be engaged by an inclined cai'n face 62 on the yoke 6 .to move the rod 53 down wardly and thus to impart upwardmovcment to the. rod'54 and the last. pin 32 as the Jack is moved to carry the shoe toward the heel band; In this operation the rod 58 acts yieldingly on the lever 56 through aspring 54. Associated also with the lever 55 is mechanism whereby the operator may raise the last pin and the shoe more o less prior to or in the course of the movement of the jack by the hand wheel 62, and may also thereafter force the shoe farther upward to increase the pressure of the heel wipers thereon. This mechanism comprises an arm 56 pivotally mounted at its right-hand enda'nd arranged to underlie and engage the left-hand end of the lever 55, and a treadle lever 68 arranged to actthrough a rod l'ilto impart up ward swinging movement to the ai'mtii and thereby to raise the shoe as described. Pawl-' and-ratchet mechanism (not shown) is provided fo locking the treadle lever 68 against reverse movement.

As thus far described, the construction of the machineherein shown is substantially like that of prior machines of the illustrated type, as disclosed generally in the previously mentioned Letters Patent and more particularly in certainrespects inLetters Patent No. 1,404,188, granted on January 24, 1922 on an app ication of Matthias Brocks.

the lip of. the insoie around the extreme heel end of the shoe, a further function of the holddown beim to support the lip against the inwardly directed pressure of the wipers as they press the margin of the upper against the lips The holddown 12 is supported by an arm 14- arrangedto extendrearwardly from the shoe" widthwise thereof and supported at its rear end as hereinafter described; The front end porportion, as shown in Fig. 5, provided withaconcave recess to receive the convex head 80 of a stud 82 secured to and extending upwardly from the holddown I2. Also mounted on the screw I6 below the member I8 is a resiliently flexible plate 84 having a forked end which partially embraces the stud 82 below the head 80 and thereby serves to support the holddown on the member 18. A pin 86 fast in this member extends into. an opening in the plate 84 to prevent the plate from turning about the screw I5 relatively to the member I8. The holddown I2 may be readily detached from the member I8 by springing the plate 84 downwardly far enough to release the head of the stud 82 in order to permit a holddown of a different size to be substituted. It will be evident that the member I8 and the plate 84 may swing as a unit about the'screw 16, which assists in properly positioning the holddown widthwise of the shoe, such swinging movement, however, being limited, when the holddown is idle, by a pin 88 (Fig. 4) which is mounted in the arm I4 and extends into a slot formed in one end of the L-shaped member 18'.

The arm I4 is pivotally mounted at its rear end to swing in directions lengthwise of the shoe about a pin 90 supported in a horizontal bar 92 a portion of which is formed as a stud 94 rotatable in a bearing formed on the rear of a cover plate 96 which serves as a part of the heel wiper head I0. Fast on this stud at one end of the bearing is a collar 98. A small torsion spring I00 on the bar 92 lies in a recess in the pin 90 to hold the pin in place. It will thus be seen that the arm I4 supporting the holddown I2 is mounted 'for swinging movements lengthwise and heightwise of the shoe, respectively, about different axes located at the rear of the shoe.

7 Initially'the holddown may rest, for example, on

the cover plate 96, as illustrated in Fig. 2, the holddown and its supportingarm 14 being well out of the way of the operator in presenting a' shoe to the machine. After mounting a shoe on the last pin 32 the operator swings the arm I4 lengthwise of the shoe and downwardly to carry the holddown to a position over and in engagement with the heel end of the insole, as illustrated by broken lines in Fig. 2. Thereafter he maintains the holddown with one hand in engagement with the heel end of the insoleas he moves the jack by the hand wheel 42 to carry the shoe lengthwise into engagement with the heel band 22, the arm "I4 swinging about the pin 90 to permit the holddown thus to accom-- pany the shoe.

, To cause the holddown, to apply effective downward pressure to the insole there is fast on the cover plate 96 a plate I02 arranged to overlie and to engage the arm I4. This plate is at such a height as to act effectively on the arm. when the shoe is at the proper height for the heellasting operation, It is, moreover, resiliently flexible in directions heightwise of. the shoe to al.- low for variationsfin the positions of diiferent shoes and to permit-each shoe to be forcedup wardiy far enough to render the heel wipers satisfactorily effective thereon. The arm "M is introduced under the plate I02'by reverse swinging movement thereof in adirection lengthwise of the shoeaft'er it has been swung to carry the holddown from its idle position to a position over the-bottom of the shoe. The arm may thus be partially introduced under the plate as the operator positions the holddown in proper'relation to the heel end of the insole, as illustrated in Fig. 2, and it isswung farther inwardly. under the plate as the 'holddown move's with the shoe when the hand 'wheel 42 is operated to move the shoe into engagement with the heel band.

When the operator positions the holddown 12 on the heel end of the insole, as above described, he preferably engages it with the inner side of that portion of the lip of the insole which'extends around the extreme'end thereof. In order to insure that the holddown will firmly engage and support that portion of the lip in the lasting operation, so that the wipers will be effective to shape the upper properly in the angle between the feather of the insole and the lip without distorting the lip, the machine is further provided with means for forcing the holddown lengthwise of the shoe toward the lip and the edges of the wipers near the end of the inward wiping movements of. the wipers. For this purpose an arm I04 extends rigidly from the arm I4 substantially at right angles to'thelatter, and pivotal 1y mounted at I06 on the cover plate 96 is a bell-crank lever I08 having onone arm thereof a roll H0 arranged to engage the arm I04 and thereby to impart swinging movement toward'the right to the arm I4. Pivotally connected to the other arm of the bell-crank lever I08 is a rod I I2-which extends loosely through a block H4 pivotally mounted on the rear end of an'exten'sion H5 of the wiper-operating lever I4. A-collar I I6 fast on the rod I I2 is engaged by the block I I4 to po+ sition'the bell-crank lever.l08 as shown in Fig. 2 when, the heel wipers I2 "are in their idle retracted positions. On the other side of the block H4 is a spacing collar H8 freely movable on the rod I I2 and controlledfby a wing nut I20 thread- 7 edon the rod. The wing nut is spaced'far enough'from the block H4 to provide for lost motion between the rod I I2 and the hand lever I4 in. the operation of the wipers,' andthere'is' further provision for lost 'motion between the bell-crank lever I08and the arm I04 before this arm is engaged by the roll I I0. Accordingly, the hand lever I4 does not become effective to force the holddown I2 toward the lip of the insole until near the end of theinward; wiping movements of the wipers when the wipers are in-positions to press 'the upstanding marginof the upper inwardly against the lip.

The manner of operation of the machine, with special reference to the parts provided'by thepresent invention, will now be briefly summarized. Preparatory to the lasting operation the operator mounts a shoe on theilast pin. 32 and moves the carriage 8 toward the left to the position in which it is held'by the latch 24. He then swings the holddown-supporting arm I4 toward the left far enough to clear the plate I02, swings it downwardly toward the shoe to carry the holddown" into engagement with the insole, and then swings it revers'ely lengthwise of the shoe to engage the holddown with the lip at the end'of the insole,

as illustrated by broken lines in Fig. 2. By such.

reverse swinging movement the arm 14 is partially introduced under the plate I02. By turnin'g the hand wheel 42 the operator thereafter moves'the jack-28 towards the right to carry the shoe lengthwise into engagement with thehel band 22. During this movement of the shoe the operator, by one hand, maintains the holddown in engagement with the heel end of the insole, so that the holddown accompanies the shoe in its movement, the arm 14 swinging farther inwardly under the plate I02. Prior to or in the course of the movement of the jack by the hand wheel 42 the operator-raises the shoe more or less by depression of the treadle 68, and near the end of the movement of the jack the shoe may be forced farther upward yieldingly by the action of the cam face 62 on the roll 6!, as hereinbefore described. When theshoe has thus been raised to the proper height for the heel-lasting operation the plate [02 is effective on the arm I4 to cause the holddown to apply adequate down- I ward pressure to the heel end of the insole, the

resilient plate being usually sprung somewhat in an upward direction at this time by the pressure of the arm 14 thereon. By the operation of the usual power means the shoe is thereafter forced more firmly against the heel band and the band is closed about the heel end of the shoe. Machines ofthe illustrated type are provided with toe-lasting means, and the operator may, if desired, last the toe end of the shoe before lasting the heel end. It is often the practice, however, in operating on shoes of the kind herein shown to last the heel end first and to leave the heel wipers in pressure-applying relation to the upper while lasting the toe end. In lasting theheel end the operator'advances and closes the wipers I! by the hand lever M to wipe the marginal portion of the upper materials inwardly over the feather of the inside and to the lip of the insole. Near the end of the advancing and closing movements of the wipers the hand lever M becomes efiective through the rod H2 and the bell-crank lever M8 to force the arm 14 and the holddown 12 still farther toward the 'right,'thus insuring that the holddown will properly support the lip of the insole against the pressure of the wipers and that'the wipers will shape the upper properly in the angle between the feather and the lip without distorting the lip. The heelend of the upper may be most conveniently secured in lasted relation to the liprof the insole by applying a binder. wire to that end of the shoe after removal of the shoe from the lasting machine, and this practice may be folpress them against lowed with very satisfactory results when the upper is shaped between the wipers and the holddown in themanner above described. After the shoe has been lasted the operatorwithdraws the heel wipers and by actuation of the usual power means causes the lifting of thelatch 24 and the lever 48 to release the carriage 8 and the jack 2! which then return to their starting positions. The operator thereafter swings the arm II from under the plate I02 and returns the arm and the holddown to their initial positions with the holddown resting on the top of the cover plate 86.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is: a

.1. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for supporting a shoe bottom upward with one side thereof toward the operator and the other side facing rearwardly, and means for lasting the marginal portion of an end of the upper inwardly over an insole, of a holddown for engaging the insole at that end of the shoe, said holddown being supported for swinging movements lengthwise and heightwise of the shoe respectively about different axes of the shoe.

2. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for supporting a shoe bottom. upward with one side thereof toward the operator and the other side'facing'rearwardly, and means for lasting the marginal portion of an end of the upper inwardly over an insole, of a holddown for engaging the insole at that end'oi the shoe, an 'arm supporting said holddown and mounted for swinging movement lengthwise of the shoe about an axis located at the rear of the shoe to carry the holddown from an idle position to a position over the bottom of the shoe, and means supporting said arm for swinging movement heightwise of theshoe aboutanotheraxis also located at the rear of the shoe. 3. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for supporting a shoe bottom upward with one side thereof toward the operator and the other side facing rearwardly, wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an end of the upper inwardly over an insole, and a wiper head located beyond the end of the shoe for supporting said wipers, of a holddown for engaging the insole at that end of the shoe, said holddown being supported for swinging movement about an axis ex tending heightwise of the shoe at the rear thereof from an idle position over said wiper head to a position over the bottom of the shoe. i. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for supporting a shoe bottom upward, wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an end of the upper inwardly over an insole, and a wiper head located beyond the end of the shoe for supporting said wipers, of a holddown for engaging the insole at that end of the shoe, and an arm supporting said holddown, said arm being mounted for swinging movements leng thwise' and heightwise of the shoe respectively about different axes from a position over said wiper head to a position for engaging the holddown with the insole.

5. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for supporting a shoe bottom upward, wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an end of the upper inwardly over an insole, and a wiper head located beyond the end of the shoe for supporting said wipers, of 'a holddown for engaging the insole at that end of the shoe, and an arm arranged to extend-widthwise of the shoe or supporting'said holddown, the holddown being arranged to rest initially on said wiper head and the arm being mounted for swinging movements lengthwise and heightwise of the shoe re' spectively about different axes to carry the holddown to a position over the bottom of the shoe and into engagement therewith. 6. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for supporting a shoe, and means for lasting the marginal portion of an end of the upper inwardly over an insole, of a holddown for engaging the insole at that end of the shoe,

located at the rear a support for said holddown mounted for swing ing movement lengthwise of the shoe-about an axis extending heightwise of the shoe, said support being also movable in directions heightwise' of the shoe, and a member into operative relation to which said support is thus movable lengthwise of the shoe for controlling it with respect to movement heightwise of the shoe and for thereby maintaining the holddown in position to press on the insole.

7. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for supporting a shoe, and means for lasting the marginal portion of an end'of the upper inwardly. over an insole, of a holddown for engaging the insole at that end of the shoe, a support for said holddown movable in directions lengthwise of the shoe and also in directions heightwise of the shoe, and a member into operative relation to which said support is thus movable lengthwise of the shoe for controlling it with respect to movement heightwise of the shoe, said member being arranged to maintain the holddown in insole-engaging position but being yieldable heightwise of the shoe in response to pressure of the shoe on the holddown.

8. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for supporting a shoe bottom upward, and means for lasting the marginal portion of an end of the upper inwardly over an insole, oi aholddown for engaging the insole at that end of the shoe, an arm supporting said holddown and mounted for swinging movement lengthwise of the shoe about an axis extending heightwise of the shoe, said arm being movable also in directions heightwise of the shoe, and a member under which said arm is introduced by swinging movement thereof lengthwise of the shoe for thereafter controlling it with respect to movement heightwise of the shoe and for thereby maintaining the holddown in pressure-applying relation to the insole.

9. In alasting machine, the combination with means for supporting a shoe bottom upward, wipers ior wiping the marginal portion of an nd of the upper inwardly over an insole, and a wiper head located beyond the end of the shoe for supporting said wipers, of a holddown for engaging the insole at that end of th shoe, an arm supporting holddown and mounted for swinging movement lengthwise of the shoe about an axis'extending heightwise of the shoe, said arm beingmovable also in directions heightwise of "the shoe, and a resiliently flexible member fastened to said wiper head and under which said arm is'introduced by movement thereof lengthwise of the shoe for controlling it thereafter with respect to movement heightwise of the shoe.

10. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for supporting a shoe, and means for lasting the marginal portion of an end of the upper inwardly over an insole, of a holddown for engaging the insole 'at'that end of the shoe, a support for said holddown mounted for swinging movement lengthwise of the shoe about an axis extending heightwise of the shoe to carry the holddown from an idle position to a position over the bottom of the shoe and for reverse swinging movement thereafter to -carry the holddown into position to control the end of the insole in the lasting operation, said support being also movable in directions heightwise of the shoe, and a member into operative relation to which said support is thus reversely movable lengthwise of the shoe for controlling it thereafter with respect to movement heightwise of the shoe and for thereby maintaining the holddown in position to press on the insole.

11. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for supporting a shoe bottom upward, wipers for wiping the marginal portion of an end of the upper inwardly over an insole, and a wiper head located beyond the end of the shoe for supporting said wipers, of a holddown for engaging the insole at that end of the shoe, an arm supporting said holddown and mounted for swinging movements lengthwise of the shoe about an axis extending heightwise of the shoe, the arm being thus movable in one direction from a position over said wiper head to carry the holddown to a position over the bottom of the shoe and being reversely movable thereafter to carry the holddown into position to control the end ofthe insole during the action of the wipers on the upper, the arm being movable also in directions heightwise of the shoe, and a-member mounted on said wiper head and under which said 'arm is introduced by. such reverse movement thereof lengthwise of the shoe for controlling it thereafter with respect to movement heightwise oi the shoe.

12. In a lasting machine, the combination with wipers for wiping the marginal portion of the heel end of an upper inwardly over an insole, a heel band for embracing and clamping the upper around the heel end of the shoe, and a shoe support movable to carry the shoe lengthwise toward a said heel band, of a holddown for engaging the heel end of the insole, said holddown being supported for movement into engagement with the heel end of the insole prior to the movement of the shoe support to carry the shoe toward the heel band and for movement thereafter with the shoe as the shoe is carried lengthwise toward the heel band. 1

13. In a lasting machine, the combination with wipers for wiping the marginal portion ofthe heel end of an upper inwardlyover an insole, a heel band for embracing and clamping the upper around the heel end of the shoe, and a shoe support movable to carry the shoe lengthwise toward said heel band, of a holddown for engaging the heel end ofv the insole, said holddown being supported for movements lengthwise and heightwise of the shoe into engagement with the heel end of the insole prior to the movement of the shoe support to carry the shoe toward the heel band and for reverse movement thereafter in a direction lengthwise of the shoe to accompanyv the shoe in its movement toward the heel band.

14. In a lasting machine, the combination with wipers for wiping the marginal portion of the heel end of an upperinwardly over an insole, a heel band for embracing and clamping the upper around the heel end of the shoe, and a shoe support movable to carry the shoe lengthwise toward said heel band, of a holddown for engaging the heel end of the insole, an arm supporting said holddown and mounted for swinging movements lengthwise and heightwise of the shoe respectively about difierent axes, the arm being thus movable lengthwise and heightwise of the 'shoe to carry the holddown to a position over the heel end of the shoe and into engagement with the insole prior to the movement of the shoe support to carry the shoe toward the heel band and being reversely movable thereafter in a direction lengthwise of the shoe to permit the holddown to accompany the shoe in its movement toward the heel band.

15. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for lasting the marginal portion of an upper inwardly over an insole and against a lip on the insole, of a device for supporting the lip at its inner side against the inwardly directed pressure of said lasting means, and mechanism including an operating member common to said lasting means and said lip-supporting device for moving them respectively in opposite directions toward each other in the lasting of the upper over the insole.

16. In a lasting machine, the combination with means for lasting the marginal portion of an upper inwardly over an insole and against a lip on theinsole, of a device for supporting the lip at its inner side against the inwardly directed pressure of said lasting means, an operating member for imparting inward movement to said lasting means,.and mechanism arranged to be operated by said member to impart to said lipsupporting device movement in an outward direction toward said lasting means only after the lasting means has received a portion of its in.- Ward movement'to last the upper over the insole.

17. In a lasting machine, the combination with wipers movable to wipe the marginal portion of an end of an upper inwardly over an insole and to press it against a lip on the insole, and a member movable thus to operate the wipers, of a device for supporting the lip at its inner side against the inwardly directed pressure of the wipers, and mechanism arranged to be operated by said member to impart to said lip-supporting device movement outwardly toward the wipers in the course of the inward movements of the wipers.

18. In a lasting machine, the combination with wipers movable to wipe the marginal portion of an end of an upper inwardly over an insole and to press it against a lip on the insole, and a member movable thus to operate the wipers, of a device for supporting the lip at its inner side against the inwardly directed pressure of the wipers, and mechanism including lost-motion means for imparting to said lip-supporting device by said wiper-operating member movement outwardly toward the wipers only after the wipers have received a portion of their inward wiping movements.

19. In a lasting machine, the combination with wipers movable to wipe the marginal portion of an end of an upper inwardly over an insole and to press it against a lip on the insole, and a hand lever for thus operating the wipers, of a device for supporting the lip at its inner side against the inwardly directed pressure of the wipers, and means for forcing said lip-supporting device lengthwise of the shoe toward the lip by the movement of said hand lever. I

acumen 20. In a lasting machine, the combination with wipers movable to wipe the marginal portion of an end of an upper inwardly over an insole and to press it against a lip on the insole, and a hand lever for thus operating the wipers, of a device for supporting the lip at its inner side against the inwardly directed pressure of the wipers, and mechanism arranged to be operated by said hand lever to force said lip-supporting device lengthwise of the shoe toward the lip, said mechanism including lost-motion means to render the hand lever ineffective thus to operate said device until the wipers have nearly completed their inward wiping movements.

21. In a lasting machine, the combination with wipers movable to wipe the marginal portion 0! an end of an upper inwardly over an insole and to press it against a lip on the insole, and a hand lever for thus operating the wipers, of a device for supporting the lip at its inner side against the inwardly directed pressure of the wipers, an arm supporting said device and mounted [or swinging movements in directions lengthwise'of the shoe, a member for swinging said arm in the direction to force said device toward the lip at the end of the insole, and means for operating said member by the wiper-operating movement of said hand lever.

22. In a lasting machine, the combination with wipers movable to wipe the marginal portion of an end of an upper inwardly over an insole and to press it against a lip on the insole, and a hand lever for thus operating the Wipers, of a device for supporting the lip at its inner side against the inwardly directed pressure of the wipers, an arm supporting said device and mounted for swinging movements in directions lengthwise of the shoe, 9. bell-crank lever arranged to act on said arm to force said device lengthwise of the shoe toward the lip at the end of the insole, and a connection for thus operating said bell-crank lever by the wiper-operating movement of said hand lever.

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